Behavior: The Effects of Alcohol

Almost immediately after it hits the stomach, alcohol is Almost
immediately after it hits the stomach, alcohol is coursing through the
bloodstream to the central nervous system, where it starts to slow
down, or anaesthetize, brain activity. Though it is a depressant, the
initial subjective feeling that it creates is just the opposite, as the
barriers of self-control and restraint are lifted and the drinker does
or says things that his well-trained, sober self usually forbids. Only
later, after a number of drinks, are the motor centers of the brain
overtly affected, causing...